relator

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The government had declined to intervene in the lawsuit but praised the relator for having “diligently pursued this matter on behalf of the United States” over a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the general relator for the event, called the inclusion of women and lay members in the voting pool “not a revolution but an important change.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

His wife, who filed for divorce on June 1, a week after George Floyd was killed, worked as a photographer and relator at the time.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2020

Cardinal Cláudio Hummes of Brazil, whom Francis appointed as relator general, or chairman, of the synod, acknowledged the service of women in his opening address to the plenary.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2019

The counsel for the relator argued the questions he presented for the consideration of the court in the following order, viz.: 1st.

From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin